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Child's amputation lands farm co with £20k fine

Work equipment

Child’s amputation lands farm co with £10k fine

TUC chief defends Big Ben chime suspension

Noise

TUC safety head defends Big Ben chime suspension

Absence reduction

Fit for Work service still has little impact, EEF finds

News continued

Fire

Grenfell Tower inquiry to examine council’s response to fire risk warnings

The actions of Kensington and Chelsea Council and the sufficiency of building and fire safety regulations that apply to residential tower blocks are to be looked at during the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry, the UK government has said.

Chemicals

Toxic cloud exposes Tata Steel to £1m penalty

The former owners of Scunthorpe Steel Works have been fined £930,000 after workers at the site were exposed to an uncontrolled release of toxic and flammable substances.

Workplace transport

*UPDATE* Aldi fined £1m after substituting shadowing for pallet truck training

The retailer’s repeated failure to follow the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) approved code of practice for lift trucks led to an agency worker sustaining severe foot crush injuries.

Features

Work equipment

Machinery certification

Marked for life

Work at height

MEWPs

Work at height: Elevated risk

Work at height

Rescue plans

Work at height: To the rescue

Features continued

Work at height

Anchor points

Work at height: Relearning the ropes

Are the anchors for rope access work on your premises compliant? Probably not, says Mark Salmon.

Compliance

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Permission for take-off

Unmanned aerial vehicles can substitute for humans in some high-hazard activities but the authorities exert tight controls to ensure their safe use.

Assurance

Leader interview

Marian Kelly, London Underground

The tube’s OSH and environment head is nudging the public towards less risky behaviour.

Columns

Shelley Frost

On

how the gig economy brings responsibility to both sides

Lawrence Waterman

On

why politicians should work to an ethical code post-Grenfell Tower

Products and services

Skills

World-class training facility launches to success

Lone workers

National Car Parks and SoloProtect lone worker case study

Personal protective equipment

uvex hands over cheque to guide dogs charity

Products and services continued

Work equipment

Cirrus Research unlocks scheduled measurements in four easy steps

Life just got a little easier for health and safety specialists with Cirrus Research introducing the doseBadge5 with its new scheduled monitoring feature.

Personal protective equipment

JSP, a first UK company to achieve BSI certification to the new PPE regulation

JSP, Europe’s foremost independent manufacturer of above-the-neck personal protective equipment (PPE), was first past the post in the UK and Europe after being awarded BSI Certification to the new PPE Regulation for a range of protective products.

Personal protective equipment

Bollé Safety's all-inclusive prescription pack

Bollé Safety, a world leader in the design and manufacture of protective eyewear, simplifies the ordering of prescription safety glasses with their new and unique All Inclusive Prescription Pack. This new pack contains everything you need to order your prescription safety glasses, including a choice of 16 different frame styles, single vision or progressive Platinum double sided anti-scratch and anti-fog polycarbonate EN166F K&N lenses in any power, case, cord, optical fitting and dispensing. A truly easy and unique system.

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